2017 Medicine Hat won 4-0 1st Round, As expected this series wasn’t even close from start to finish. The Tigers finished in first in the Central Division and 31 points higher than the Wheat Kings in the overall standings. Medicine Hat out scored the Nolan Patrick-less Brandon Wheat Kings 21-9. […]
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2017-18 Playoff previews: Medicine Hat Tigers vs Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings (40-27-3-2, 85 points, first wildcard spot) vs. Medicine Hat Tigers (36-28-8-0, 80 points, Central Division winner) Head to head: Dec. 2 BDN 5-4 OT Dec. 8 BDN 4-3 OT Jan. 13 MH 4-3 OT Feb. 24 BDN 4-3 OT Series leaders: Wheat Kings Stelio Mattheos 5 G, […]
Halbgewachs nets 70th goal to tie Warriors record
By Matthew Gourlie For a split second it looked like it was going to be a dream end to one of the great nights in Moose Jaw Warriors history. Jayden Halbgewachs had tied Blair Atcheynum’s Warrior franchise record for goals in a season by netting his 70th and was looking […]
Late-season swing ends with Blades on outside, looking in
BRANDON – Newsflash: The Prince Albert Raiders finally lost a game! However, it came far too late to be of any help to the Saskatoon Blades. The hoped-for return to the WHL post-season came to an end Tuesday night in Western Manitoba when the Wheat Kings kept replying quickly […]
Warriors secondary scorers break out
By Matthew Gourlie On the goal where Jayden Halbgewachs moved into the Western Hockey League’s scoring lead, he passed up a chance at his 69th goal of the season. Breaking in on a two-on-one with the net empty Sunday afternoon, Tanner Jeannot was looking for Halbgewachs to help him get […]
Brandon Clinches Playoff Spot; Blades Have “Tragic Number”
By Les Lazaruk It was another weekend evening that went totally against the Saskatoon Blades’ way…only this time, one team clinched a playoff spot at their expense and the other put the Bridge City Bunch on the brink of elimination. Normally Brandon’s back-up goaltender, Dylan Myskiw stopped 29 of 31 […]
Swift Current lets foot off the gas in loss to Brandon
The Swift Current Broncos were coming off a 3-2 win at home against the Calgary Hitmen when they travelled to Brandon to take on the Wheat Kings. Swift Current was one point behind reigning Moose Jaw in the standings before Friday’s game. And thanks to a 6-3 loss to the […]
Swift Current Broncos swipe two points from Brandon Wheat Kings in playoff race
It was another packed barn in Swift Current as the Broncos hosted the Brandon Wheat Kings. Stuart Skinner started in net while Colby Sissons and Artyom Minulin defended the blue line. The powerful offensive group starting up front, consisted of Glenn Gawdin, Tyler Steenbergen, and Aleksi Heponiemi. Shawn Mullin, radio […]
Thompson and Lewis help Brandon double up Moose Jaw
Brandon 4 Moose Jaw 2 Somebody forgot to tell Ty Lewis and Logan Thompson that the Brandon Wheat Kings were supposed to roll over and let the Prince Albert Raiders and Saskatoon Blades catch them for the last two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has struggled immensely since […]
WHL recap (part one): Rassell nets 2 in Tigers victory; Raiders get key win
Medicine Hat 5 @Edmonton 2 Mark Rassell was sitting on 99 career WHL goals for four games. Since he got to 99 by scoring in three straight, it could have been that he was putting some added pressure on himself to hit that mark. He hit it in his fifth […]